what proportion; what percentage
choosing; selecting; deciding (on)
happiness; blessedness; proving fortunate; yielding positive outcome; luckily; fortunately
clear; translucent; brilliant; sweetly ringing (as the tinklings of jade)
person of doubtful origin; suspicious stranger
to become known; to come to light; to be known; to be understood; to clearly not amount to much; to be insignificant
vagrancy; wandering; nomadism
moreover; furthermore; nevertheless; and yet
opportunism; double standards; timeserving; expediency
to have a limit; to go too far (e.g. of a joke)
to condemn; to blame; to urge; to press; to torture; to torment
truth; reality; sincerity; honesty; indeed; really
since; for the past ... (e.g. ten years); this person; this gentleman
each place; every place; various places; all parts (of the country, world, etc.)
to be scattered about; to disperse; to be littered (with)
ambition; aspiration; sinister designs; treachery
that is so; that is right; it looks to me; people say that; it is said that; I hear that
My goodness (expresses surprise, wonder, etc.); very; extremely
busy; occupied; hectic; restless; hurried; fidgety
rotation; revolution; working (e.g. of one's mind); function; turnover (of goods, funds, etc.); circulation
the number of people; many people; a large number of people
to rise in revolt; to raise the standard of revolt
different opinion; objection
declaration; indication; representation; manifestation; demonstration; expression
to shut oneself in (one's house, room, etc.); to confine oneself (to); to barricade oneself (in a building); to entrench oneself; to hole up
stern; grave; austere; strict (e.g. security); severe; firm
ought to do; have to do; must do; feel obliged to
help; assistance; service
handyman; utility man; odd-job man
value in doing something; feeling that something is worth doing; rewarding feeling; sense of satisfaction
at any rate; in any event; either way; anyway
(surprise) attack; assault; raid; charge
(complete) destruction; annihilation; devastation
declaration; proclamation; announcement
passage (of time); elapsing; progress; development; transit
vertex; apex; top (e.g. of a mountain); summit; top (of a profession, field, etc.); summit
to receive; to get; to eat; to drink; to be crowned with; to wear (on one's head)
state of reduced activity; lull; state of abeyance; stable condition
maintenance; preservation; improvement
after all is said and done; no matter what people say; in the end; definitely; undeniably
powerful person; influential person